Health · Pella

Pella, WI health

Pella differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6.5%) and more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54950, 54929, 54166, 54928

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 749 people are less certain, so we show Pella's figures without a grade.

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How Pella compares with Wisconsin

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pella adults…

37 of every 100 Pella adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–40.2%

Bars show Pella; the black tick is Wisconsin. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pella, betterPella, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Pella
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Pella
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Pella
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Pella
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pella adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pella 8.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pella adults are doing

1 in 3Pella adults feel lonely

30.1% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pella adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pella adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pella adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · Wisconsin 15.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

Pella adults worry about having enough food

13% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Pella adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Pella adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Pella adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.2% of Pella adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33%

of Pella adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

Black tick: Wisconsin. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Pella

Pella and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Pella.

38.4%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Larrabee39.3%

Pella39.4%

Grant39.7%

Belle Plaine40.2%

Herman41.1%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - New LondonNew London · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 33.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - White LakeWhite Lake · 29.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Partnership Community Health Center - Waupaca DentalWaupaca · 30 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePella is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePella is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPella is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pella. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Pella

Measure	Pella	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.8%	33.5–40.2%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.9–40.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	33.8–45.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.3%	28.5–34.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.9%	20.1–26%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.7–13.8%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.9–10.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.7–14.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.4–8.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	14.5–19%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.9%	16.2–21.8%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	26.3–34.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	28.9–38.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75.5–81.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61.2–67.3%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.3–87.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	64.4–72.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	72.9–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.8–82.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	7–9.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.3–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.7–23.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.6–18%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	18.2–23.1%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.3–16.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11–15.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.4–11.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	5–6.6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.2–8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.2%	12.2–16.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33%	29.4–36.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	14.4–18.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.6–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.1%	4.7–5.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Pella door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Pella better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pella by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pella by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.